James W. Sewall

Articles, Papers, Reports & Presentations

January 2012

Solving the road salt problem in northeastern surface waters. A presentation by Dr. Steve Kahl, Director of Environmental Sciences, at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 18 January 2012.

October 2011

Dealing with risk in forest valuation. A presentation by Dr. Bret Vicary, MAI, Vice President of Forestry & Natural Resource Services, at Timber Invest Europe, Royal Garden Hotel, London, 26 October 2011.

September 2011

NCREIF timber valuation policy changes. A panel presentation by Dr. Bret Vicary, MAI, Vice President of Forestry & Natural Resource Services, at Who Will Own the Forest? World Forestry Center, 20 September 2011.

August 2011

Stormwater mitigation: the inconvenient truth. A presentation by Dr. Steve Kahl, Director of Environmental Sciences, to the Bangor Area Stormwater Group, Bangor, Maine, August 2011.

June 2011

Developing broadband in Maine: needs assessment, vol. 1. Developing broadband in Maine: appendices, vol. 2. A report on broadband availability, use and barriers to adoption in Maine, authored by James W. Sewall Company, Packard Judd Kaye Strategic Marketing Group, Jeff Letourneau of Networkmaine, and Dr. Todd Gabe of the University of Maine, under contract to and in collaboration with the ConnectME Authority. The needs assessment is a deliverable of the Authority's Broadband Planning Project funded through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as administered by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the State of Maine through the Authority

Cycles, not trends: long-term biogeochemical responses to policy success in Federal Clean Air Act legislation. A presentation by Dr. Steve Kahl, Director of Environmental Sciences, at the annual meeting of the USEPA Clean Air Markets Division LTM program, Durham, New Hampshire, June 2011

April 2011

Science, policy, and citizen strategies for protecting New England lakes. A presentation by Dr. Steve Kahl, Director of Environmental Sciences, at the annual meeting of the NH Realtors Association, Meredith, New Hampshire, April 2011

February 2011

Maine deepwater offshore wind report. A preliminary study of the feasibility of developing an up-to-30 megawatt floating offshore wind project and a larger (100-300 MW) commercial-scale project in federal waters off the coast of Maine. Funded by the US Department of Energy, compiled by the University of Maine and James W. Sewall Company, and released by UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the DeepCwind Consortium, the report examines economics and policy, electrical grid integration, wind and wave, bathymetric, soil, and environmental research. It also includes summaries of assembly and construction sites, critical issues for project development and permitting

March 2011

Challenges & upside to downunder forest valuation. A presentation by Dr. Bret Vicary, MAI, Sewall Vice President of Forestry & Natural Resources, at the UGA Timberland Investment Conference, Lake Oconee, Georgia, 24 March

September 2010

Appraising valuations. A presentation by Dr. Bret Vicary, MAI, Sewall Vice President of Forestry & Natural Resources, at the World Forest Institute 2010 Conference "Who Will Own the Forest?" Portland, Oregon, 20-22 September

March 2010

Altlantic Salmon ESA Listing Workshop. A presentation by Sewall Environmental Manager Chester C. Bigelow III, PWS, and President David T. Edson, LPF; and Kleinschmidt Associates Senior Fisheries Biologist Brandon Kulik, at Sewall

Readying municipalities for the future with spatial technology. A presentation by Dr. James H. Page, CEO, at the 2010 MMA Technology Conference, Augusta, Maine

By air and ground. In the rugged mountains of Maine, aerial mapping supplements ground survey to maximize profits on wind farm projects. An article by Patrick Graham, PE, Director of Project Development, in Aerial Mapping 2010, published by Professional Surveyor Magazine

As the demand for renewable energy increases worldwide, wind energy companies are challenged to develop clean, reliable sources of wind power with maximum profitability. Developers recognize the enormous opportunity that exists in the northeastern United States, particularly in the state of Maine, which leads New England in new wind farm construction. Maine’s mountains offer abundant wind resources, proximity to transmission lines, and low population density. Read more

Steward for success. An executive portrait of Sewall CEO Dr. James H. Page in Bangor Metro

Old Town's Jim Page is driven to succeed. For the past 13 years, the unassuming leader has folled up his sleeves and gotten down to business, guiding his family's company beyond the Maine border. Read more

January 2010

Relating road salt to exceedances of the water quality standard for chloride in New Hampshire streams. An article in Environmental Science & Technology by Philip R. Trowbridge, J. Steve Kahl, Dari A. Sassan, Douglas L. Heath, and Edward M. Walsh

Six watersheds in New Hampshire were studied to determine the effects of road salt on stream water quality. Read more

Wind energy siting and design services. A presentation by Director of Project Development Patrick Graham, PE, and Solutions Manager Timothy Dec

November 2009

Mapping Maine cancers. An article by Dr. Janet M. Hock, Dr. Chris Farah, and Dr. James H. Page in Directions Magazine

Maine's predominantly rural population of 1.3 million has the distinction of having the oldest median age in the United States, as well as the more dubious distinction of having one of the highest age-adjusted incidence rates for all cancers in the country. Indeed, since 2000, Maine has consistently ranked among the top three states in cancer incidence for all anatomical sites and for persons of all ages, races and genders (National Program of Cancer Registries, 2009 #92). Figure 1 shows the incidence rates for 15 common cancers mapped against Maine's 16 counties, showing that Maine's age-adjusted cancer incidence rates are significantly different from the confidence intervals in the U.S. overall. Read more

December 2008

Research explores link between cancer and the environment. A report by Keith McKeen for MPBN Radio, Bangor, Maine

Someday physicians may be able to treat cancer patients by first examining their medical backgrounds and environmental histories. At least that's the goal of research now under way at the recently-established Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, headquartered in the city of Brewer. The Institute's director claims that rural Maine is an ideal location to explore the relationship between cancer genes and risk factors in the environment. To listen

Navigating forestland transactions. An article by Vice President Bret Vicary, PHD, MAI, in The Consultant

The mass sale of forestlands across the United States by the forest industry has provided the resources to fuel surging interest in forestland as a financial asset. Nowadays, most of the investment-grade forest assets changing hands across the nation are being scarfed up by Timber Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The TIMOs represent mainly institutional investors such as public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations and high-net-worth investors. Hedge funds and other private equity investors are getting into the game too. In certain regions of the country, privately held forest industry is acquiring timberlands too. Finally, non-profit investors such as The Nature Conservancy, local land trusts, and public agencies are increasingly part of the investor pool. Read more

October 2008

Map quest. Old Town's James W. Sewall Co. thinks global and green in its second century. An article on Sewall in MaineBiz

James Page doesn't have the typical background of the CEO of an established Maine company. Read more

March 2008

Make your next project go smoothly. An article in 2008 Aerial Mapping, Professional Surveyor Magazine.

A surveyor who has worked both sides of aerial mapping projects gives you the basics. Read more

February 2008

Sewall provides asset management solution in Old Town. An article by Patrick Graham, PE, in Engineers Week 2008, Bangor Daily News.

Municipalities and utility districts across the State of Maine face multiple challenges in managing their infrastructure assets. Read more